10 November 2022, Johannesburg – SECTION27 and partner organisations invite you to a webinar and launch of an online publication titled: ‘Free healthcare services in South Africa: A case for all mothers and children, at a webinar on 14 November 2022. This publication follows SECTION27’s court application after receiving complaints Continue Reading
SECTION27 to make submissions to Appropriations Committees in Parliament on 11 November 2022 SECTION27 calls on Parliament to reverse real cuts to basic education and healthcare over mid term 9 November 2022 – SECTION27 will make submissions on Division of Revenue Amendment Bill before Parliament’s Appropriations Committees on 11 November Continue Reading
7 November 2022 – Action Caucus on Pregnancy and SRHR – CALS, Embrace, Women’s Legal Centre and SECTION27 welcome the inclusion of obstetric violence at the Presidential Summit on GBVF. Feminists have long been lobbying for obstetric violence to be recognised as a form of gender-based violence (GBV). We welcome Continue Reading
28 October 2022 – The continuation of real terms spending reductions on public schools, health care services, social grants, and the old age pension, among others, represent violations of the Constitution’s guarantee of socio-economic rights and freedoms for all. The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) is disappointed by the tabling of Continue Reading
The 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement continues the trend of cutting funding for socio-economic rights, sidelining people who rely on public services.
25 October 2022 – The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) is an essential tool used to demonstrate the commitments made in the Constitution to achieve equality, dignity, and socio-economic rights for all. It is also a political statement made by government on how it understands these obligations. Rural Health Advocacy Continue Reading
24 October 2022, Johannesburg – SECTION27, the Centre for Child Law (CCL) and the parents of two learners who were severely assaulted by their teachers are disappointed with the court judgment in the case of the Centre for Child Law v The South African Council for Educators. The judgment was Continue Reading
Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) and Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) will host a pre Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) webinar on Tuesday, 25 October 2022. As the most significant health crisis in recent times, the Covid-19 pandemic has rightly dominated the health activism landscape over the last two years. Continue Reading
Joint Media Advisory: Public Interest Law Centres in court on 18 and 19 October as amici curiae to defend public interest litigation 17 October 2022, Johannesburg – Six Public Interest Law Centres (PILCs) will intervene as amici curiae in the matter between Endangered Wildlife Trust, Federation for a Sustainable Environment Continue Reading
On World Food Day, Equal Education and SECTION27 reflect on what the National School Nutrition Programme – and civil society activism – has meant for learners’ right to food over the past 2 years.
GOVERNMENT MUST #FIXTHEFORGOTTENSCHOOLS, SAYS SECTION27 SECTION27 takes education authorities to court for suspending infrastructure projects at Limpopo schools during Covid-19. UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 9AM 3 October 2022 – SECTION27 has filed papers with the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) to ensure that the Department of Basic Education Continue Reading
2021 Annual Review: Making Rights Real Welcome to the 2021 Annual Review in which we share some highlights from the work of SECTION27. 2021 was another incredibly challenging year for all of us. We continued to live with COVID-19 and the devastation it wrought on the country. In July 2021, we saw Continue Reading
